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Yogiism

Yogiism noun: a malapropism of the kind or characteristic of "Yogi" Berra (1925–2015), American baseball player and manager.

Noun

Yogiism (plural Yogiisms)

  1. A malapropism of the kind or characteristic of "Yogi" Berra (1925–2015), American baseball player and manager.
    • If anything means nothing in baseball (pardon the Yogiism), it's momentum...1990, Bill James, The Baseball Book 1990
    • A leading member of the wide-field camera team captured most of our feelings with a Yogiism: "I've never seen anyone muddy the waters so clearly."1998, Eric Chaisson, The Hubble wars
    Synonyms:
    Colemanballs

Synonyms of Yogiism

Forms of Yogiism

pluralYogiisms
alternative formYogi-ism
alternative formYogism

Origin of Yogiism

From Yogi + -ism.

Questions about Yogiism

What does Yogiism mean?
Yogiism means a malapropism of the kind or characteristic of "Yogi" Berra (1925–2015), American baseball player and manager.
What part of speech is Yogiism?
Yogiism is a noun.
What is the plural of Yogiism?
The plural of Yogiism is Yogiisms.

Words near Yogiism in the dictionary

  1. yogic marriage
  2. yogic marriages
  3. yogically
  4. yogied
  5. yogified
  6. Yogiism
  7. Yogiisms
  8. yogilike
  9. yogin
  10. yogini
  11. yoginis

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